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The military of Benin constitutes the army, navy, air force, and national gendarmerie of Benin. General
Military branches: Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 1,402,566 females age 15-49: 1,445,082 note: both sexes are liable for military service (2000 est.) Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 717,289 females age 15-49: 732,196 (2000 est.) Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 69,065 females: 67,961 (2000 est.) Military expenditures - dollar figure: $27 million (FY96) Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.2% (FY96) Air Force The Benin Air Force maintains a small transport and utility fleet of eight aircraft, including one helicopter. The Belgian Military is currently trying to sell 4 Agusta A109 helicopters to Benin. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ...
The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a 20-passenger STOL feederliner and utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. ...
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The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft, which revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747). ...
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The Eurocopter Ecureuil (Squirrel) is a single-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter. ...
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Aero Commander model 690A, N53RF operated by NOAA The Aero Commander was a light twin-engined aircraft by Aero Design and Engineering Company part of Rockwell International. ...
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The Agusta A109 is a helicopter manufactured by Agusta (now AgustaWestland) of Italy. ...
See also References Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000. World Factbook 2004 cover The World Factbook is an annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. ...
v • d • e Military of Africa Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) · Djibouti · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Gabon · The Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · Sudan · Swaziland · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe Military branches: Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, Peoples Militia Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 2,688,072 (2002 est. ...
Military branches: Army, Coast Guard Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 92,486 (2002 est. ...
The military of the Central African Republic (Forces armées centrafricaines or FACA), currently numbers at approximately 2,000, and military expenditures amount to 1. ...
The military of the Democratic Republic of Congo is currently in the rebuilding process after the Second Congo War officially ended in July 2003. ...
The 17,000-man Ivorian Armed Forces (FANCI) include an army, navy, air force, and gendarmerie. ...
The military of Equatorial Guinea was reorganized in 1979. ...
The island nation of São Tomé and PrÃncipe off the coast of West Africa maintains a very small military, consisting of four branches: the Army, the Coast Guard, the Presidential Guard, and the National Guard. ...
Military branches:Army (RSLAF) Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 1,228,664 (2003 est. ...
Military branches: South African National Defence Force or SANDF (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Service), South African Police Service (SAPS) Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 11,924,500 (2004 est. ...
Dependencies and other territories British Indian Ocean Territory · Ceuta · Mayotte · Melilla · Puntland · Réunion · St. Helena · Somaliland · Western Sahara (SADR) A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State. ...
Types of political territories include: A legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government. ...
Motto: In tutela nostra Limuria (Latin:Limuria is in our charge) Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital (and largest city) n/a Official languages English Government Overseas territory of the United Kingdom - Commissioner Tony Crombie - Administrator Tony Humphries Created 1965 Area - Total 60 km² (n/a) sq mi - Water (%) 0...
Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the UK See also : Saint Helena Refer to Saint Helena Article. ...
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Western Sahara (EH in ISO 3166-1) is a region of northwestern Africa, bordering Morocco on the north, Algeria on the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. ...
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